Pen extractor



Patented Mar. l0, 1925.

' UNITED STATES JOSEPH STRAMETZ, or scRAN'roN, PENNSYLVANIA.

PEN EXTRACTOR.

Application filed. May 31,1924. =`Sera1 No. 717,195.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that L'JosErH STRAMETZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna 'and `State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PenExtractors; and I do rhereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an' improved construction of pen extractor,which is adapted to be attached to an over-hanging edge of a table orshelf and to be used to extract or withdraw pens which have been rustedinto the pen holders.

An object of the invention is to provide a highly efficient type of penextractor which may be detachably secured to an overhanging edge of atable or shelf, and will be so constructed that one operating lever willbe used to bind the pen point on to the pen support while the otheroperating lever forcesthe pen holder free from the pen.

A further object of the invention is to provide a highly eliicient penextractor which will be inexpensive to manufacture and positive inoperation.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of my application,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved pen extractor, and

Figure 2 is a side elevation of my pen extractor.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the followingspecification and the accompanying drawings to designate correspondingparts.

My pen extractor comprises a substantially U-shape frame 1, which isreinforced by the beads 2 at either edge thereof, and

is adapted to receive the screw operated follower or clamp 3 through itslower portion. A buffer strip or cushion 4 is attached to theundersurface of the upper arm of the frame 1 so that the surface of the5o table or shelf upon which the pen extractor is clamped, will not beinjured.

The frame 1 is provided with an upwardly extending arm 5, which hasformed adjacent its upper end, the laterally extending pen support 6. Astub shaft 7 is supported at the extreme outer end of the'arm 5 and haspivoted thereon the lever 8 which has its lower extremity oli' set andformed with acam face as at 49. A coil spring 10 is mounted about thestub shaft 7 and is connected with the lever 8 and tends to hold thesame in contact with the laterally extending stop pin 11.-v l

A second stub shaft 12 is supported below the support 6 on the arm' 5and has mounted thereon the pivoted bell crank lever 13. A coil spring14 is mounted about the stub shaft 12 and is connected with the arm 5and lever 13 and tends to normally hold the upper end of the said leverin Acontact with the olf set cam faced portion of the lever 8. j

The mode of operation of my improved pen extractor is as follows.

When itis desired to extract the rusty pen 15 from the pen holder 16,the pen is inserted as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings, beneath thecam face 9 of the lever 8, until the adjacent surface of the pen holder16 engages the laterally extending end 17 of the bell crank lever 13.The two levers 8 and 13 are then compressed, which will cause the camsurface 9 to securely hold the pen point 15 on the support 6 while theextension 17 forces the pen holder away from the pen. When the pen hasbeen extracted, the levers 8 and 13 will come back to their originalposition due to the action of the springs 10 and 14.

Many minor changes in detail of construction may be resorted to withoutdeparture from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A pen extractor comprising a U-shape body portion, means forattaching said body portion to a support, an upwardly extending armformed on said body portion, av

pair of levers pivoted on said extension, a pen support formed on saidextension between said levers, one of said levers being adapted to clampthe pen on said support while the other lever forces the pen extractoraway from the pen.

2. A pen extractor comprising a U-shape frame, upwardly extending armformed inf tegrally therewith, means carried by said frame for clampingthe same to a support,

and a pair of pivoted arms adapted to operate together to hold apen infixed position-and to force a pen holder away from said pen. Y

3. A pen extractor. comprising a U-shape frame, upwardly extending armformed integrally therewith, means carried by said frame for clampingthe same to a support, and a pair of pivoted levers adapted t0 operatetogether to hold a pen in fixed position and to force a pen holder awayfrom said pen and resilient means for holding said levers in operativeposition.

4. A pen extractor comprising a U-shape frame, upwardly extending armformed integrally therewith, means Ycarried by said frame for clampingthe same to a support,

vand a pair of pivoted levers adapted to operate together to hold a penin xed posiv tion and to force a pen holder away from said pen,resilient means for holding said levers 1n operative position, and meansfor limiting the movement of said levers when in operative posit-ion.

Y 5. A pen extractor comprising a U-shape frame, a vertically extendingarm formed integrally therewith, means carried by said frame for securinthe same to a support, a laterally extending pen support formedintegrally with said upwardly extending arm, stub shafts formed on saidarm above and below said support, a lever provided with a earn facepivoted to said` upper supportand a bell crank lever pivoted on saidlower stud shaft, whereby when said levers are compressed a pen'will beheld Vfixed between said pen support andl cam faced lever while the penholder will be forced free from saidl pen.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOSEPH sTRAMETZ.

